(a) the number of people living below the poverty line in various States during the Eighth Five
Year Plan;
(b) the details of the areas where more than 40 per cent people are living below the poverty line,
State-wise; and
(c) the guidelines proposed in the Ninth Five Year Plan for development of these areas on
priority basis?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PLANNING, PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION,
ADMINISTRATIVE REFORMS, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND DISINVESTMENT (SHRI ARUN SHOURIE)
(a) : The Planning Commission estimates poverty at national and state level from the large
sample survey data on consumer expenditure collected by the National Sample Survey
Organisation. These surveys are conducted once in approximately five years. During the
period of the Eighth Five Year Plan (1992 to 1997), the estimates of poverty are available only
for the year 1993-94 based on the National Sample Survey data on consumer expenditure of
the 50th Round. These are given in the Annexure.
(b) : In rural areas, the states which have more than 40% of their population below poverty line
in 1993-94 are: Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya,
Mizoram, Nagaland, Orissa, Sikkim, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal and Dadra and
Nagar Haveli. In urban areas, the states which have more than 40% of their population below
poverty line in 1993-94 are: Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh and Orissa.
(c) : No separate guidelines have been prepared for the States/UTs with more than 40%
people living below the poverty line. However, the Ninth Plan has adopted a three-pronged
action to alleviate and reduce the poverty in the country. These are:
(i) acceleration of
economic growth,
(ii) human, and social development through literacy, education, health,
nutrition, meeting of the minimum needs, elevation of social and economic status of the
weaker sections of the society, etc., and
(iii) direct attack on poverty through employment and
income generating programmes and assets-building for the poor. These plans are
implemented for all the states.
ANNEXURE
Number and Percentage of Population Below Poverty Line by States - 1993-94
Rural Urban Combined
S.No. State No. of %age of No. of %age of No. of %age of Persons Persons Persons Persons Persons Persons (Lakhs) (Lakhs) (Lakhs)
1. Andhra Pradesh 79.49 15.92 74.47 38.33 153.97 22.19
2. Arunachal Pradesh 3.62 45.01 0.11 7.73 3.73 39.35
3. Assam 94.33 45.01 2.03 7.73 96.36 40.86
4. Bihar 450.86 58.21 42.49 34.5 493.35 54.96
5. Goa 0.38 5.34 1.53 27.03 1.91 14.92 6. Gujarat 62.16 22.18 43.02 27.89 105.19 24.21
7 Haryana 36.56 28.02 7.31 16.38 43.88 25.05
8. Himachal Pradesh 15.4 30.34 0.46 9.18 15.86 28.44
9. Jammu & Kashmir 19.05 30.34 1.86 9.18 20.92 25.17 10. Karnataka 95.99 29.88 60.46 40.14 156.46 33.16 11. Kerala 55.95 25.76 20.46 24.55 76.41 25.43 12. Madhya Pradesh 216.19 40.64 82.33 48.38 298.52 42.52 13. Maharashtra 193.33 37.93 111.9 35.15 305.22 36.86 14. Manipur 6.33 45.01 0.47 7.73 6.8 33.78 15. Meghalaya 7.09 45.01 0.29 7.73 7.38 37.92 16. Mizoram 1.64 45.01 0.3 7.73 1.94 25.66 17. Nagaland 4.85 45.01 0.2 7.73 5.05 37.92 18. Orissa 140.9 49.72 19.7 41.64 160.6 48.56 19. Punjab 17.76 11.95 7.35 11.35 25.11 11.77 20. Rajasthan 94.68 26.46 33.82 30.49 128.5 27.41 21. Sikkim 1.81 45.01 0.03 7.73 1.84 41.43 22. Tamil Nadu 121.7 32.48 80.4 39.77 202.1 35.03 23. Tripura 11.41 45.01 0.38 7.73 11.79 39.01 24. Uttar Pradesh 496.17 42.28 108.28 35.39 604.46 40.85 25. West Bengal 209.9 40.8 44.66 22.41 254.56 35.66 26. Andaman & Nicobar 0.73 32.48 0.33 39.77 1.06 34.47 27. Chandigarh 0.07 11.35 0.73 11.35 0.8 11.35 28. Dadra & N. Haveli 0.72 51.95 0.06 39.93 0.77 50.84 29. Daman & Diu 0.03 5.34 0.15 27.03 0.18 15.8 30. Delhi 0.19 1.9 15.32 16.03 15.51 14.69 31. Lakshadweep 0.06 25.76 0.08 24.55 0.14 25.04 32. Pondicherry 0.93 32.48 2.38 39.77 3.31 37.4
All India 2440.31 37.27 763.37 32.36 3203.68 35.97
1 `Poverty Ratio of Assam is used for Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh,Meghalaya,` `Mizoram,Manipur,Nagaland and Tripura.` 2 Poverty Ratio of Tamil Nadu is used for Pondicherry and A & N Island. 3 Poverty Ratio of Kerala is used for Lakshdweep. 4 Poverty Ratio of Goa is used for Daman & Diu. 5 Urban Poverty Ratio of Punjab used for both rural and urban poverty of Chandigarh. 6 Poverty Line of Maharashtra and expenditure distribution of Goa is used to estimate poverty ratio of Goa. 7 Poverty Line of Maharashtra and expenditure distribution of Dadra & Nagar Haveli is used to estimate poverty ratio of Dadra & Nagar Haveli. 8 Poverty Ratio of Himachal Pradesh is used for Jammu & Kashmir.